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Syed Ali Raza Rizvi

Toronto,ON,

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Data Analyst (Contract)

RendezVous Holdings Inc.
Toronto, ON
02.2024 - Current
  • Analyzed customer data to identify trends and patterns and develop insights for better business decisions.
  • Performed statistical analysis on large datasets using advanced analytics tools in SQL and Excel VBA
  • Created visualizations of complex data sets in Tableau to communicate findings with stakeholders
  • Assisted in the development of digital marketing campaigns for clients, including email, SEO and SEM, and social media.

Actuarial Analyst (Contract) - One Modelling

Swiss Reinsurance
Toronto, Ontario
03.2023 - Current
  • Working on the One-Modelling project, migrating RAFM Life Actuarial Models for European, Asian businesses to AXIS; process involves analysing decrements, Inforce Amounts, Cashflows, & Reserves for multiple bases
  • Querying SQL, using Advanced Excel/VBA to reconcile AXIS & RAFM outputs for various UK Life model-codes
  • Improving model and process efficiency through the automation of the analytics workflows
  • Exhibiting sound AXIS skills and time management by working multiple AXIS change demands simultaneously
  • Attended a week-long AXIS and E-Link bootcamp organized by Moody's

Actuarial Analyst (Contract) - Individual Life

Equitable Life
Toronto, Ontario
07.2022 - 01.2023
  • Using Excel, VBA in the development of a Par Dividend Tool for Equitable’s Whole Life products – which optimizes interest & mortality components, for various risk-classes, to better calculate and price dividend options
  • Running & testing various risk scenarios on the Par Dividend Tool, developed the tool according to findings

Actuarial Analyst Co-op, Financial Risk Management

Milliman Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
05.2021 - 08.2021
  • Developed an Excel VBA code to calculate weekly fund returns for several thousand fund blocks, for the past 3-year period, extracting the data from an MS Access source file - this automation expedited the task by 40%
  • Created an automated VBA tool to update Trading Grid data, used to populate real-time data for traders

Data Analyst Co-op, Asset Management

Scotiabank
Toronto, Ontario
08.2020 - 12.2020
  • Carried out process automation for funds analysis using Excel and VBA – expediting the process by 65%
  • Created dashboards on Tableau to present market-trends through effective data-visualization techniques

Actuarial Co-op, Seg. Funds & Capital Management

Manulife Financial
Toronto, ON
01.2020 - 06.2020
  • Assisted in 2018-19 Insurance Risk and Interest-Rate Risk analysis of Par & Non-Par products for US, CAD & Asian BU’s
  • Reported on Private Equity sensitivities pertinent to earnings and reserves, for varying Interest-rate shock levels

Education

Courses: SQL Fundamentals, Intermediate SQL For Data Analysis, Data Analysis For Business in Python -

Data Quest
Toronto, ON

Bachelor of Mathematics, With Economics Minor, Co-op (2017-2022) -

University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON

Skills

  • Programming Languages - proficient in Excel VBA, SQL and Python; working experience with R and SAS
  • Tools: Tableau, Power BI, MS Excel & Access, Moody's AXIS, RAFM (Risk Agility Financial Modeler)
  • Strong leadership & interpersonal skills: exec roles for Actuarial Science National Association & Humans of UWaterloo, captained varsity soccer teams
  • Society of Actuaries: Passed Exam P/1, FM/2

Interests

  • Interests include traveling, photography, playing tennis, & soccer (devoted Manchester United fan since 2006)

Timeline

Business Data Analyst (Contract)

RendezVous Holdings Inc.
02.2024 - Current

Actuarial Analyst (Contract) - One Modelling

Swiss Reinsurance
03.2023 - Current

Actuarial Analyst (Contract) - Individual Life

Equitable Life
07.2022 - 01.2023

Actuarial Analyst Co-op, Financial Risk Management

Milliman Inc.
05.2021 - 08.2021

Data Analyst Co-op, Asset Management

Scotiabank
08.2020 - 12.2020

Actuarial Co-op, Seg. Funds & Capital Management

Manulife Financial
01.2020 - 06.2020

Courses: SQL Fundamentals, Intermediate SQL For Data Analysis, Data Analysis For Business in Python -

Data Quest

Bachelor of Mathematics, With Economics Minor, Co-op (2017-2022) -

University of Waterloo
Syed Ali Raza Rizvi